I.              Introduction Informal fallacies are de rigueur for introductory critical thinking courses. Informal fallacies are contrasted with formal fallacies. Formal fallacies make references to argument form whereas informal fallacies do not. Affirming the consequent, for example, is a formal fallacy. A learner has to understand the argument form of modus ponens in order to understand … Continue reading Don’t Judge It’s Fallacious Until You Know How They’re Reasoning